Adaptation: Needs, Financing and Institutions
... suggests that already at lower temperatures non-linear ecological threshold effects and complex feedbacks could cause the climate system to reach “tipping points”, resulting in large-scale abrupt and irreversible changes. For example, the IPCC AR concluded with medium confidence that the Greenland ...
... suggests that already at lower temperatures non-linear ecological threshold effects and complex feedbacks could cause the climate system to reach “tipping points”, resulting in large-scale abrupt and irreversible changes. For example, the IPCC AR concluded with medium confidence that the Greenland ...
The Challenge of Adapting to Climate in a Changing World
... • The effect of climate change on crop yields will depend on how many farmers have planted the crops, whether their farm income is dependent on that crop, in turn depending on agricultural subsidies, access to technology and so on. ...
... • The effect of climate change on crop yields will depend on how many farmers have planted the crops, whether their farm income is dependent on that crop, in turn depending on agricultural subsidies, access to technology and so on. ...
Policy Discourse Analysis: Bangladesh - IIED
... Despite many constraints, Bangladesh is one such country that has paid remarkable attention to climate resilient development planning. Recognising its vulnerability to climate change, Bangladesh has taken various initiatives to link adaptation and development. These include assimilating climate chan ...
... Despite many constraints, Bangladesh is one such country that has paid remarkable attention to climate resilient development planning. Recognising its vulnerability to climate change, Bangladesh has taken various initiatives to link adaptation and development. These include assimilating climate chan ...
Mediterranean climate
... Mediterranean region, especially in inland locations. The southern Mediterranean is at risk of forest fire all year round. In the Iberian Peninsula, northern Italy and over the Balkans, the period of extreme fire risk lengthens substantially. The only region that shows little change in fire risk is ...
... Mediterranean region, especially in inland locations. The southern Mediterranean is at risk of forest fire all year round. In the Iberian Peninsula, northern Italy and over the Balkans, the period of extreme fire risk lengthens substantially. The only region that shows little change in fire risk is ...
Background Report: Integrated Ecological Impact Assessment
... timeframe of when they will occur is unclear and will depend on the path that we follow globally. A more detailed climate change context is provided in Appendix 1. A New Future for Decision-Makers? The process of undertaking Vulnerability Assessments as outlined by the IPCC provides a framework for ...
... timeframe of when they will occur is unclear and will depend on the path that we follow globally. A more detailed climate change context is provided in Appendix 1. A New Future for Decision-Makers? The process of undertaking Vulnerability Assessments as outlined by the IPCC provides a framework for ...
RAINWATER HARVESTING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
... global climate is changing. As the urgent need for climate change mitigation remains crucial, putting all the necessary resources and institutions in place for future adaptation is indispensable. Even with a complete cessation of carbon dioxide emissions, global temperature would continue to rise fo ...
... global climate is changing. As the urgent need for climate change mitigation remains crucial, putting all the necessary resources and institutions in place for future adaptation is indispensable. Even with a complete cessation of carbon dioxide emissions, global temperature would continue to rise fo ...
early human health effects of climate change and stratospheric
... processes (e.g.changes in patterns of infectious disease, drinking-water supplies and agricultural yields). Some health effects may become evident within the coming decade; others would take longer. Furthermore, failure to reduce fossil fuel combustion (as the principal means of reducing greenhouse ...
... processes (e.g.changes in patterns of infectious disease, drinking-water supplies and agricultural yields). Some health effects may become evident within the coming decade; others would take longer. Furthermore, failure to reduce fossil fuel combustion (as the principal means of reducing greenhouse ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook MODULE 14: Financing Climate-smart agriculture
... This module addresses the issue of financing climate-smart agriculture (CSA). The first part of the module looks at how climate change affects investment needs for agricultural development to support food security, poverty reduction and economic growth. The focus of the module is on the near term – ...
... This module addresses the issue of financing climate-smart agriculture (CSA). The first part of the module looks at how climate change affects investment needs for agricultural development to support food security, poverty reduction and economic growth. The focus of the module is on the near term – ...
Using expert knowledge to assess uncertainties in future polar bear
... and the Chukchi Sea populations experiencing the greatest population decline under this scenario. There is much uncertainty both within and between expert responses, especially in little-researched regions such as the Chukchi Sea. 5. Synthesis and applications. Based on projected changes in sea-ice ...
... and the Chukchi Sea populations experiencing the greatest population decline under this scenario. There is much uncertainty both within and between expert responses, especially in little-researched regions such as the Chukchi Sea. 5. Synthesis and applications. Based on projected changes in sea-ice ...
Climate and finance systemic risks, more than an analogy?
... then consider that a price only mechanism will not be enough to prevent uncertain extreme events from happening. Obviously, as was demonstrated again in the 2008 crisis, systemic events periodically arise in capitalist societies. Moreover, the fat-tailed form of climate damages adopted by Weitzman s ...
... then consider that a price only mechanism will not be enough to prevent uncertain extreme events from happening. Obviously, as was demonstrated again in the 2008 crisis, systemic events periodically arise in capitalist societies. Moreover, the fat-tailed form of climate damages adopted by Weitzman s ...
3. project framework - REDD
... roadmap of prioritized and costed actions; and (iii) development of investment proposals and the identification of their financing, in the context of the strategic framework. The reason for using such a methodology is to enable policy and strategy formulation to be based on country/agro-ecological, ...
... roadmap of prioritized and costed actions; and (iii) development of investment proposals and the identification of their financing, in the context of the strategic framework. The reason for using such a methodology is to enable policy and strategy formulation to be based on country/agro-ecological, ...
Ensemble projections of future streamflow droughts in Europe
... al., 2011). Hence, with a warmer climate, droughts could become more frequent, severe, and longer-lasting in Europe. Compared to other natural hazards, such as floods, tornadoes and earthquakes, there is a general lower public awareness of droughts because they usually develop slower and more imperc ...
... al., 2011). Hence, with a warmer climate, droughts could become more frequent, severe, and longer-lasting in Europe. Compared to other natural hazards, such as floods, tornadoes and earthquakes, there is a general lower public awareness of droughts because they usually develop slower and more imperc ...
Can actuaries really afford to ignore climate
... and further investigation is needed. Although the increase in mean claims costs is not significant, the increase to a local community can be, this is due to increasing risk rating by address level. We have predicted a wide variation in affordability, and in particular foresee significant afforda ...
... and further investigation is needed. Although the increase in mean claims costs is not significant, the increase to a local community can be, this is due to increasing risk rating by address level. We have predicted a wide variation in affordability, and in particular foresee significant afforda ...
Adapting to Climate Change in the Coastal Cities of North Africa
... increased intensity and frequency of droughts and floods, and in periodic heat waves that will have direct repercussions on urban life and on public health. Urban air quality will worsen, ground ozone formation will increase, and the urban “heat island” effect will intensify. Energy demands for air ...
... increased intensity and frequency of droughts and floods, and in periodic heat waves that will have direct repercussions on urban life and on public health. Urban air quality will worsen, ground ozone formation will increase, and the urban “heat island” effect will intensify. Energy demands for air ...
The impact of climate change on domestic and international tourism
... higher altitudes and latitudes. The redistribution of tourism flows could negatively affect countries and regions that depend heavily on income from tourism. On the other hand, it could also bring benefits to places that are currently not popular with tourists. The size of this impact is potentially ...
... higher altitudes and latitudes. The redistribution of tourism flows could negatively affect countries and regions that depend heavily on income from tourism. On the other hand, it could also bring benefits to places that are currently not popular with tourists. The size of this impact is potentially ...
the Measurement Problem Advances Pol. Psych. (forthcoming) PRELIMINARY DRAFT
... This paper examines the science-of-science-communication measurement problem. In its simplest form, the problem reflects the use of externally invalid measures of the dynamics that generate cultural conflict over risk and other policy-relevant facts. But at a more fundamental level, the science-of-s ...
... This paper examines the science-of-science-communication measurement problem. In its simplest form, the problem reflects the use of externally invalid measures of the dynamics that generate cultural conflict over risk and other policy-relevant facts. But at a more fundamental level, the science-of-s ...
Tracking adaptation and measuring development
... consider how policies and service delivery act to support or undermine adaptive capacity at different levels. Longersighted, more context-specific approaches that address changing risk contexts and that allow for flexible responses to uncertain changes in climate and unintended consequences of devel ...
... consider how policies and service delivery act to support or undermine adaptive capacity at different levels. Longersighted, more context-specific approaches that address changing risk contexts and that allow for flexible responses to uncertain changes in climate and unintended consequences of devel ...
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... climate change (Nhemachena and Hassan, 2007) and as a result, the adoption literature can be applied in studies regarding climate change adaptation. Empirical literature is also wide on farmer characteristics that affect the adoption of agricultural technologies. For instance, studies on agricultura ...
... climate change (Nhemachena and Hassan, 2007) and as a result, the adoption literature can be applied in studies regarding climate change adaptation. Empirical literature is also wide on farmer characteristics that affect the adoption of agricultural technologies. For instance, studies on agricultura ...
AN EVALUATION OF FARMERS` PERCEPTIONS OF AND
... climate change (Nhemachena and Hassan, 2007) and as a result, the adoption literature can be applied in studies regarding climate change adaptation. Empirical literature is also wide on farmer characteristics that affect the adoption of agricultural technologies. For instance, studies on agricultura ...
... climate change (Nhemachena and Hassan, 2007) and as a result, the adoption literature can be applied in studies regarding climate change adaptation. Empirical literature is also wide on farmer characteristics that affect the adoption of agricultural technologies. For instance, studies on agricultura ...
Integrating Climate-Change Adaptation into Sectoral Policies in Ireland Report Series No. 10
... adaptation into all policies, plans, programmes and projects; develop guidance on climate change ...
... adaptation into all policies, plans, programmes and projects; develop guidance on climate change ...
MEXICO CITY´S CLIMATE ACTION PROGRAM Progress
... To face this phenomenon important efforts at the international level have been made, as is the case of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, created in 1992, and the recent COP21, held in Paris in 2015, where 187 countries shared their National Climate Action Plans and various g ...
... To face this phenomenon important efforts at the international level have been made, as is the case of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, created in 1992, and the recent COP21, held in Paris in 2015, where 187 countries shared their National Climate Action Plans and various g ...
- White Rose Research Online
... with little trend, and strong warming since the mid-1970s” and that “more than half of the observed increase in GMST from 1951 to 2010 is very likely due to the observed anthropogenic increase in greenhouse gas concentrations” (Stocker et al., 2013). Recent publications also considered changes in th ...
... with little trend, and strong warming since the mid-1970s” and that “more than half of the observed increase in GMST from 1951 to 2010 is very likely due to the observed anthropogenic increase in greenhouse gas concentrations” (Stocker et al., 2013). Recent publications also considered changes in th ...
NPS SWAN report - UAF SNAP - University of Alaska Fairbanks
... Changing climatic conditions are rapidly impacting environmental, social, and economic conditions in and around National Park Service areas in Alaska. With over 50 million acres of parklands to administer, Alaska park managers need to better understand possible climate change trends in order to bett ...
... Changing climatic conditions are rapidly impacting environmental, social, and economic conditions in and around National Park Service areas in Alaska. With over 50 million acres of parklands to administer, Alaska park managers need to better understand possible climate change trends in order to bett ...
References and Index - UN
... act globally: How curbing global warming emissions can improve local public health’, American Journal of Preventative Medicine 35(5): 414–423 Boardman, B. (2007) ‘Examining the carbon agenda via the 40% house scenario’, Building Research & Information 35(4): 363–378 Bodansky, D. (2001) ‘The history ...
... act globally: How curbing global warming emissions can improve local public health’, American Journal of Preventative Medicine 35(5): 414–423 Boardman, B. (2007) ‘Examining the carbon agenda via the 40% house scenario’, Building Research & Information 35(4): 363–378 Bodansky, D. (2001) ‘The history ...
Comparing impacts of climate change on streamflow in four large
... tendency for increased streamflows in three of the four basins (not for the Oubangui). Guided by these results, we argue for attention to the possible risks of increasing high flows in the face of the dominant water scarcity in Africa. In conclusion, ...
... tendency for increased streamflows in three of the four basins (not for the Oubangui). Guided by these results, we argue for attention to the possible risks of increasing high flows in the face of the dominant water scarcity in Africa. In conclusion, ...